SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : exiv2 (SUSE-SU-2022:3598-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 166183

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:3598-1 advisory.

- CVE-2021-37621: Fixed denial of service due to infinite loop in Image:printIFDStructure (bsc#1189333).
- CVE-2021-37620: Fixed out-of-bounds read in XmpTextValue:read() (bsc#1189332).
- CVE-2021-37619: Fixed out-of-bounds read in Exiv2:Jp2Image:encodeJp2Header (bsc#1189331).
- CVE-2021-37618: Fixed out-of-bounds read in Exiv2:Jp2Image:printStructure (bsc#1189330).
- CVE-2021-32617: Fixed denial of service inside inefficient algorithm (quadratic complexity) (bsc#1186192).
- CVE-2021-31292: Fixed integer overflow in CrwMap:encode0x1810 (bsc#1188756).
- CVE-2021-31291: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in jp2image.cpp may lead to a denial of service (bsc#1188733).
- CVE-2021-29470: Fixed out-of-bounds read in Exiv2:Jp2Image:encodeJp2Header (bsc#1185447).
- CVE-2020-18899: Fixed uncontrolled memory allocation (bsc#1189636).
- CVE-2020-18898: Fixed remote denial of service in printIFDStructure function (bsc#1189780).
- CVE-2018-8977: Fixed remote denial of service in Exiv2::Internal::printCsLensFFFF function in canonmn_int.cpp (bsc#1086798).
- CVE-2018-8976: Fixed remote denial of service in image.cpp Exiv2::Internal::stringFormat via out-of- bounds read (bsc#1086810).
- CVE-2018-5772: Fixed segmentation fault caused by uncontrolled recursion inthe Exiv2::Image::printIFDStructure (bsc#1076579).
- CVE-2018-18915: Fixed an infinite loop in the Exiv2:Image:printIFDStructure function (bsc#1114690).
- CVE-2018-10772: Fixed segmentation fault when the function Exiv2::tEXtToDataBuf() is finished (bsc#1092096).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected libexiv2-26 and / or libexiv2-devel packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 166183

File Name: suse_SU-2022-3598-1.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 10/18/2022

Updated: 9/24/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-31292

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libexiv2-devel, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libexiv2-26

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/17/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/18/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-10772, CVE-2018-18915, CVE-2018-5772, CVE-2018-8976, CVE-2018-8977, CVE-2020-18898, CVE-2020-18899, CVE-2021-29470, CVE-2021-31292, CVE-2021-32617, CVE-2021-37618, CVE-2021-37619, CVE-2021-37620, CVE-2021-37621

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2022:3598-1

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